Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1926 — Page 1

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CONSPIRACY WITH UTILITIES CHARGED

Wore Sensational Testimony In Hall-Mills Murder Case

■salesman sees ■ defendants at I MURDER SCENE Klopement Planned By Rev. J Ball And Mrs. Mills, Witness Declares WORE LETTERS READ IN COURT I Somerville, N. J., Nov. 15.— Dra Nizon, a salesman of NewKrk. N. J., testified in the HallKlilis murder trial this afternoon Khat E. K. Soper, a fellow salesKian told him a week after the Knurder that he had seen Mrs. Krancis Stevens Hall and Henry Knd Willie Stevens at the murdKr scene the night the Rev. EdKrard Hall and Eleanor Mills Kpere killed. ■ Soper, who had been a witness at morning session, had told of seea woman and two men at Delane the night of the murdbut said he did not recognize them. ■ Nixon s testimony started the asKeinomi session in dramatic fashion a morning session marked by by Mrs. Mills’ sister that Kirs. Mills and the Rev. Edward Hall planned to elope and that Mrs. thought "more of the Rev. Hall s finger than of Jimmie Mill's hand.” I The reading of letters purporting have been written by Mrs. Mills Mo Dr. Hall featured, tjje afternoon I Charlotte and Danny Mills left the Mourt room in haste when Prosecutor of Somerset county, states Mttorney, started the reading. ■ —-o Kotary Governor To Attend Meeting Here W. R. Barr, of Bluffton, district Movernor of Indiana Rotary clubs, will Me the guest of the Decatur Rotary Hhtb Thursday caning, at the lunchS"'- • to c'd at a-la o'clock, flyhis i the official visit of the Rotary Movet-nor to the local club. AccompE’.Hng Mr. Barr will be Henry Dlx- !■>' of Kendallville, group representMtive. The meeting will be held at Bite K. of C. hall, the new meeting Mlace of the Rotarians. An effort is Being made to have a one hundred Her cent attendance at the meeting. BUr. Barr was elected district governor at the annual conference meetBig held in Muncie last February. He Bssumed office last September. ■ 0 MILL SPEAK AT I STATE MEETING K. Guy Brown And Mrs. I). D. Heller To Give Talks At Lafayette I Two Decatur people are on the state Brogram of the Indiana Conference of Social Workers, to be held at LafayBitte, November 20 to 23. The conference includes representatives of al! ■ocial agencies in the state. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur CenBal school, and Mrs. D. D. Heller, of Becatur. will give talks during the ■hiee-day convention. I Mr. Brown will deliver a talk on yEducetion and Recreation” at a Child ■Velfare conference Monday afternoon Baml Mrs. D. D. Heller will deliver a Balk on “Standards By Which Childwen’s Homes May Be Judged". The Conference will include all phases of ■ocial service and the state meetings ■sually are attended by hundreds of •elegates and representatives from all Bparts of the state. | Mr. Brown also is a member of the ■state Welfare committee. Both Mrs. ■li Iler and Mr. Brown are members of ■he Adams County Board of Charities ■nd both have been interested in the ■fork for many years. Mrs. Heller is •resident of the county organization ■nd Mr. Brown is secretary.

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Guilty Conscience Causes Man To Return Stolen Cash lona, Mich. Nov. 15—(United Press) —Because the two dollars he "borrowed" from his employer till two years i ago smote his conscience every time 1 he prayed, a former employee of WilI Ham Earl retired business man, has returned the money with an apology. The reformed man. whose name Earl > declined to make public declared that the money was taken from Earl's cash drawer with the intention of replacing it on pay day. The money was not replaced and the II employee's conscience would allow no I peace until restitution had been made. MANY HEAR DR. HALLEY SUNDAY Zion Reformed Church Is Filled At Bible Recital Services The largest audience present at any of the series of Bible recitals being given at the Zion Reformed church by Dr. H. H. Halley was present Sunday night. Every seat was filled and chairs were carried in to accomodate the crowd. Dr. Halley, after the preliminary worship service, gave another wonderful scriptural recital on “The Words of Jesus.” He quoted a group of passages showing the kindness of Jesus toward children, the sinful and the weak. His next group represented the sayings of Jesus about prayer. Dr. Halley pointed out that Jesus ongTit to know more about this subject than any other because He knew more about the invisible forces that control prayer. His last group pertained to Jesus’ attitude about His second coming. In a masterful way the speaker recited the collection of passages from all four of the Gospels regard.ng this important and interesting subject. The Impression that his hearers gained was that Jesus was more concerned that people on earth should be more interested in being ready for this event than in knowing its exact time. 1 Dr. Halley also offered for distribution some pamphlets cn aids ’o Bible reading and gave some helpfu' suggestions on auxiliary helps such as Bible dictionaries. At 6 o’clock, a large audience of young people gathered for a union meeting. Miss Mildred Worthman was the presiding officer. Rev. B. N. Covert led a short discussion on “Inter-denominational Fellowship. Dr. Halley then gave excerpts of the book; of Ruth. It is to be hoped that other inter-denominational meetings of this kind may be held later. Services Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night’s program will begin at 7 o’clock. Audiences that more than filled the auditorium at the Reformed church listened to Dr. Halley's recitals on Saturday night and Sunday after-

IVONTINUED ON PAGE TWu) 0 —“ PREPARING FOR SALE OF SEALS Members Os Indiana Tuberculosis Association Meet At South Bend South Bend, Ind., Nov. 15—(United Press) —Preparing for the annual sale of Christmas seals and Health bonds throughout the state, members of the Indiana Tuberculosis association met here today. Results of ten years of organized warfare against the "white plague" were clearly shown in statistics released by organization heads here. The annual (ftath toil from tuberculosis in Indiana has been reduced from 4.021 in 1915 to 2,098 in 1925— a reduction of nearly half, and, ofllcials assert, the toll is still growing smaller. Addressing the association here, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

W.C.I. 11. TO HOLD COUNT£MEETING All-Day Meeting To Be Held At Presbyterian Church Here Tuesday A get-together meeting of the Adams county Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Presbyterian church in this city Tuesday morning, beginning at 10 o'clock. The regular meeting of the Decatur union will be held in the afternoon and the visiting chapters will be their gueets. A pot-luck dinner will be held at 12 o’clock noon. Among the matters to come before the meeting will be reports on the state W. C. T. U. convention, held at LaPorte October 15 to 18 and a general discussion of conditions in Adams county. Mrs. C. E. Hocker, of Decatur president of the county union, will preside at the morning session, while Mrs. John Hill will be the presiding officer at the afternoon meeting. Following is the program for the two sessions: Forenoon Session, 10. A. M. Devotionals, —Mrs. L. S. Cover, Kirkland township. Delton Passwater and .wOT Reports on state convention, Mrs. Habegger, Mrs. Von Gunten and Mrs. Oberly, of Berne; Miss Long, of Geneva, and Mrs. C. E. Hocker, Mrs. Delton Passwater and Mrs. C. L. Walters, of Decatur. Genera! discussion of conditions in Adams county. Afternoon Session, 1 P. M. Devotionals, Mrs. C. E. Bell. Reports on Ailed county W. C. T. U. home for girls, by committee, composed of Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Mrs. B. J. Rice, Mrs. S. D. Beavers and M.rs. C. L. Walters Special music. Reading.—Miss Dorothy Walters. Special music. Talk,—"Scinetiflc Temperance and Essay Work in School”, Mrs. F. W. Downs. Business session. Mizpah Bowling Alleys Open Tonignx The bcwiln galley* at the Pythian Home, on Third street, wl.l open this evening. The alleys will be operated by the employes of the General Electric factory this year. NEW MEMBERS OF GRAND JURY Two New Names Drawn When Two Members Are Excused From Service The Adams county grand jury failed to get started on its annual session today, owing to the necessity of drawing two new members, after two of the six originally drawn were excused. It was found that Jacob Ringer, one of the six, did not live In the state of Indiana at present, Floyd Aspy, of Geneva, was excused from service when he furnished proof that he was a member of the Geneva Are department. The two new members drawn were: William Yager, of Kirkland township, and John D. Stoutenberry, of Washington township. The grand jur ywlll convene Tuesday morning for organisation. It l» doubtful if any evidence will be heard tomorrow. Judge Jesse C. Sutton had not appointed the grand jury bailiff yet today. Hospital Fruit Drive To Be Held Thanksgiving Week The annual drive for canned fruit and vegetables for the Adams County Memorial Hospital will be made during Thanksgiving week. AH persons who desire to donate any canned articles are asked to deliver them to the hospital or notify Miss Etnille Christ, superintendent of the hospital, who will call for same. Extra jars will be on hand for those who wish their jars replaced.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 15, 1926.

Mountain Shifts And Sends River Running Through Town’s Streets London, Nov. 15.—(United Press) —Citizens of the Cwtu, near Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, were wading in four feet of water today salvaging their household effects, while the river which skirted their town was flowing through what had been the main street.. The river changed its course overnight, according to dispatches, when a nearby mountain shifted six feet. 0 —— RESERVATIONS TO OPEN TODAY Local Bank To Receive Reservations For Trip To Legion Meet In Paris Reservations for the journey of the American Legion to Paris in 1927 will open today It was announced by J. W. Tyndall, president of the Old Adams County Bank, an official depository for “On To Paris” Savings Clubs of the Legion for this city. Two years of intensive preparation for the movement of 30,000 veterans to France in 1927 has made possible the issuance of reservations covering steamship travel, housing in Paris and battlefield and cemetery tours to Legiqnalres making application commencing toil i)A magnitlcant fleet of ships selected from seven great transatlantic steamship lines await the date of embarkation of the Leglonalres for the Second A- K. E. the Bank Official said. Instead of being packed like sardines on a single, deck as In the First A. E. F„ veterans on the second trip over will have the freedom of the ship. Railroads here and abroad, steamship lines, governments and organizations, are -competing in plans to show the Legionnaires a royal good time. SAVINGS CHECKS TOTAL $27,000 Members Os Christmas Savings Clubs Os Local Banks Save Large Sum A total of approximately $27,000 will be paid out early in December to Christmas club members by two Decatur banks conducting Christmas Savings clubs. The Peoples Loan and Trust company will distribute about SII,OOO to club members and the First National bank will distribute about $16,000, Thbse amounts show a gain over last year at both banking institutions. The Old Adams County bank, of this city, has no Christmas savings club, but that concern has several savings account cubs, which amounts will be distributed before Christmas. The Peoples Loan and Trust company will send its checks out December 4, It was announced at that banktoday. The new clubs for 1927 will bebin. December 4. The First National b«nk will distribute its checks December 6 and the new clubs will start I • rember 15. Christmas Savings clubs have become popular in Decatur and Adams county the last several years and each year more people Join the clubs. The clubs of both banks are of numerous variety. A depositor can place any amount In the club weekly, and these amounts cannot be drawn out until December of (the following year. Many of the club members will draw from SSOO to SI,OOO next month. In terest Is also paid on the money deposited in tlje club accounts. o — Banking Class To Meet The class in negotiable instruments, conducted by the Decatur chapter of the American Institute of Banking, will meet this evening at 7 o’clock in the First National Bank. There are ten members of the class. Attorney E. B. Adams is the instructor.

TO GIVE PLAY AT PLEASANT MILLS Pleasant Mills High School To Stage Home Talent Play Friday Night The first of the Adams county high school home talent plays will be presented Friday night, November 19. at the Pleasant Mills high school, by members of that school. The title of the play is "The Spell of The Image.” It is a three-act comedy, and is said to be one of the newest and best of the present season. The time of the Play begins with the present, and the scenes are in New York City. The play is a clever production having a good story. Tickets are now on sale by members of the Pleasant Mills high school. The play begins promptly at 8 o'clock next Friday night and the public is invited to attend. The cast for the prologue, which precedes the regular play and the cast for the play follows: The Prologue The Host — Nimrod McCullough Phyllis Castleman, his daughter Rupert Huntley Clifford Whittredge A Gvpsy Bernice Dellinger The Play Kitty Aldrich, secretly romant c Belinda, a maid —also romantic Mrs. Breckinridge, an aunt of the Castleman side Lovina Ehrsam Phyllis Castleman Aldrich, of modern tendencies Bernice Bellinger Carylon Alexander, her closest friend Edna Rayl MacDonald Dunbar, a young millionaire, Albert Davison John Harlan, his friend and lawyer Merle Foor Mrs. Van Alstyne. an aunt on the Aldrich side Opal Sherburn Terrance Bonovan. “Adventure” Clfford Whittredge Ted, an office boy Richard Evans Lester Ross, Managing Editor of the Clarion Fields Habnert Freddricka Farr, a reporter Edna Rayl Button Mathews, business and advertising manager Nimrod McCullough Henry Carter, a poetical candidate Charles Dague Synopsis Act I.—The Castleman home. Over a century later. The curtain is lowered for a moment during the act. t n indicate a passage of several hours. Act ll.—The Clarion office. Six weeks later. Act HI. —The Castleman home the next morning. Curtain is lowered to indicate a passage of several hours. THIEVES ENTER SCHAFER HOME Nothing Missed From Monroe Street Residence; Two Dogs Stolen Burglars elite:ed the C. C. Schafer home on West Monroe street sometime Saturday night. Mr. Schafer was out of the city over the week-end and, as Randolph Brandyberry, school companion of Mr. Schafer’s son, Daniel passed the house Sunday morning lie noticed that the window in the southwest corner of the house, was opened He reported the fact to Mr. Schafer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fren Schafer, and an investigation was made. The lock on the window had been broken off and footprints of the prowlers could be seen on the rugs. Footprints lead to all parts of the house, but nothing was destroyed. Mr. Schafer, upon returning home, made a hurried check-up in the house and stated that he did not miss anything about the house. Thieves, however, did steal the ’wo Boston bull dogs belonging to the Schafer boys sometime Sunday. Th: dogs were at the Fred Schafer home when they dls.appeated. Ford Coupe Stolen A 1926 model Ford Coupe, belonging to Oscar Yost, was stolen at Sun Set pa-k last night. No trace of the car has been found.

(’ar Belonging To Bryce Thomas Stolen Saturday An Essex six coach, belonging to Bryce Thomas, of this city was stolen Saturday night In South Bend. Mr. Thomas received a telegram this morning from Watervlelt, Michigan, stating that an Essex coach of the same model and bearing the serial number of Mr. Thomas’ car had been found abandoned near there. Mr. Thomas parked his car on the main business street in South Bend while attending a show. When he returned to the place where he had parked his car, after the show, the car was gone. He immediately reported the theft to the South Bend police. BERNE WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. Rebecca Reusser Falls Dead While On Way To Sunday School (Specialto Daily Democrat) Berne, Nov. 15. —Mrs. Rebecca Reusser, 69, well known Berne woman, died suddenly at 8:50 o clock Sunday morning, while on her way to Sunday school at the First Mennonite church. Mrs. Reusser fell dead in front of the Amos Burkhalter residence, about a block from her home. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Mrs. Reusser suffered an attack of heart trouble last September, but had been feeling well recently. She made her home with her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Sprunger. Mrs. Reusser arose and ate breakfast as usual Sunday morning and started to Sunday school in company with Mrs. Sprunger and the latter’s children. Without warning, she fell to the sidewalk, dead. Mrs. Reusser was the widow of Christ Reusser, who has been dead several years. She was born in Putman county, Ohio, July 2, 1857. She spent about twenty years in Kansas. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. John Lichty, of Oklahoma Mrs. D. J. Sprunger, Walter and Albert, of Berne; Mrs. G. D. Heintzelman, o* Kansas; Mrs. O. F. Gilliom, of Berne; Mrs. Chester Roth, of Ge n-rv .; Mr.-. H. E. !>*♦< of St. Louis ; and Mrs. Paul Schroeder, of Kansas. Three sons ar deceased. The following brothers and sisters survive, also: Christ and Jacob Neuenschwander, Mrs. Magdalina Sprunger and Mrs. Mary Sprunger, of Berne; Peter Neuenchwander, of Missouri. Funeral services will be held at the D. J. Sprunger home at 1 o'clock and at the Mennonite church at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Country Club Governors To Hold Meeting Tonight Attention is called to the fact that the meeting of the board of directors of the Decaur Country club will be held this evening at 7:30 o’clock, instead of Tuesday night. Members are urged to attend. SON OF GENEVA COUPLE IS DEAD Kenneth R. Pontius Dies At ’ Hospital In Fort Wayne Sunday Morning Kenneth R. Pontius, 38, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pontius, of Geneva, died Sunday morning, at 11:30 o'clock, at St. oJseph’s hospital, in Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient for four weeks, a complication of diseases. Mr. Pontius resided at 3501 Piqua avenue, Fort Wayne. He had been an employe of the S. F. Bowser company for seven years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Arlie Pontius; one daughter, Celma; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pontius, of Geneva; one brother, A. C., of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Roth, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. M. E. Pyle, of Bloomington. Services will be held (CONTINVBD OX PA CIS TWO)

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA ACCUSED Utility Magnates Said To Have Contributed To Fund To Elect Jackson GRAND JURY PROBE OF CHARGES PLANNED Indianapolis, Nov. 15—(I nited Press) —John XV. McCardle, chairman of the state public service commission, today denied charges of a conspiracy with utilities interests made in an injunction petition filed in the Marion county court. The petition, filed by Alva 11. Rucker, Indianapolis corporation council, seeks to block by injunction the proposed merger of the Indianapolis Light & Heat company and the Merchants Heat and Light company. Charges were made in the petition that public utility magnates of Indianapolis and Chicago gave $19,000 to the 1924 campaign fund of Governor Jackson for the alleged purpose of ecuring appointment of men on the public service commission who would be favorable to the interest of Samuel J. Insull, Chicago utility baron and others. "The only campagn contributions in which I have been interested in recent, years have been my own,” said McCardle. “The new charges are the old story we have been hearing over and over during the last few months.” Governor Belittles Charges MeGardle said that in a few cases he had turned over to the Republican state committee contributions from minor employees of the commission. “They seemed to be overworking the old horse of late,” said Governor Jackson when informed of the charge made in the petition Prosocutor Wi.liam Remy, directing the Marion county grand jury investigation of Indiana politics, said the rand jury would be instructed immediately to look Into the allegations. Rucker’s injunction suit alleged that in September 1924 a conspiracy (roNTiNUtsn on pagk t:hiek> o Repperi Funeral To Be Held Tuesday /Afternoon Funeral services for Otto Reppert, who was fatally injured in an accident at his stone quarry in Blue Creek township last Friday, will be held at the heme at 1 o’clock and at the Zion Reformed church in this city at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. o HED CHOSS HOLL CALL IS STARTED Nearly 200 Persons Subscribe For Membership; Continues Until Nov. 25

The annual Red Cross Roll Call Was started in Adams county Sunday and nearly 200 persons subscribed for membership in the organization. The roll call will be continued until Thanksgiving Day, November 25. An effort will be made to see each person between now and November 25, to extend an invitation to join. Persons so desiring may leave their membership dues with Miss Anna Winnes, secretary of the Adams county chapter, at the Winnes shoe store in this city. The Girl's Missionary Guild of the Zion Reformed church of Decatur is sponsoring the roll call in the northern part of the county, while the Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical church of Berne, Is conducting the drive in the south part of the county. Miss Winnes lias received a letter from the national office of the Red Cross, acknowledging receipt of a check for $143.76 from the Adams County Chapter for the Florida Hunicane Relief Fund. In the letter, the national chairman thanked the donor, of this fund.

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